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Kevin Miller owes a Swiss insurance company $1.6 million for the career-ending hit he delivered to Andrew McKim during a 2000 Swiss league game.

U.S. District Judge Gordon Quis upheld a ruling Swiss court judgement. It will be interesting to see if this leads to more players being found financially liable for their on-ice actions. Former Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore is in the process of suing Todd Bertuzzi and the Vancouver Canucks for the career-ending hit he received in 2004. Sun, Jun 8, 2014 09:52:00 AM

A Swiss insurance company is suing former NHLer Kevin Miller over a hit he delivered to Andrew McKim in a Switzerland league contest that ended McKim's career.

The incident occurred in 2000 and the hit caused severe concussion and neck injuries for McKim. A Swiss court already rendered a $1 million judgment against Miller back in 2010, but it hasn't been paid and with interest that judgement has ballooned to $1.6 million. The insurance company wants a federal judge to recognize the Swiss ruling, but Miller argues that the insurance company agreed to pay the judgement. Miller has also filed a lawsuit against the insurers. Thu, Nov 15, 2012 01:36:00 PM

The Red Wings have signed Kevin Miller to a contract, reports the Detroit Free Press.

The 37-year-old journeyman has played 616 career NHL games for 9 different teams and will be a depth forward in the Wings' organization playing in Grand Rapids of the AHL this season. Thu, Aug 28, 2003 11:51:00 AM

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It now sounds like Datsyuk might not be ready to make his 2015-16 debut until November. That reinforces a report back in early July that also warned that he might need far longer than his original four-to-six week timetable to recover. We'll hopefully get more information between now and training camp, but as things stand he seems like a higher risk draft choice than normal, which is saying quite a bit given that he was already a risky choice given his age and recent injury history.

Richards is used to wearing No. 91, but he won't be doing that in Detroit as the Red Wings might be retiring the number soon. It was previously worn by Sergei Fedorov, who is heading to the Hall of Fame. The other number Richards has worn in his career is No. 19, but of course that's not an option either as it was Steve Yzerman's number and has been retired.

Riley Sheahan has been more comfortable since returning to the third line.

Justin Abdelkader missed the first two games of the series because of a hand injury, so Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg played together and Sheahan centered the second line. He has looked more like himself since Abdelkader's return and he has picked up a point (two goals, one assist) in his past three outings.

Darren Helm played alongside Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Tatar in Game 3 on Tuesday night.

"He gives Datsyuk pace, he's at the net, on the puck," coach Mike Babcock said. Helm didn't get a point in Game 3, but he led the Red Wings with seven hits and posted a plus-1 rating during 19:46 of ice time. He has no goals and two assists in the series.

Henrik Zetterberg won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy on Wednesday night.

The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is "given to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community." This is the second award in three seasons Zetterberg has be recognized for his humanitarian and community services, having won the NHL Foundation Award in 2013. Zetterberg had a solid rebound season from his injury-plagued 2013-14 campaign to lead the team in assists with 49 and points with 66, on way to the Red Wings' 24th consecutive playoff berth.

Tomas Tatar will join Detroit teammate Tomas Jurco on the Slovakian team participating in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Hockey Championships currently taking place in Prague.

Tatar played for his home country in three previous international tournaments and is looking forward to doing so again. "I'm healthy so I'm heading home", Tatar said. "I feel like I owe the country a lot. I grew up there, they gave me a chance to become an NHL player so I want to go home and play for the team." He should be a fine addition to Team Slovakia.

Teemu Pulkkinen has inked a one-year, $735,000 deal with the Detroit Red Wings.

Pulkkinen had five goals and eight points in 31 games with Detroit last season. He's projected to start the 2015-16 campaign with the Red Wings and is worth keeping an eye on as he also recorded 34 goals and 61 points in 46 AHL contests in 2014-15.

Unlike in game four, the Detroit Red Wings were able to shut things down defensively in game five.

The Wings blew a 2-0 lead in game four, but they shut Tampa Bay down when they went ahead on Saturday. "We have veteran leadership, and we just tightened it up," forward Drew Miller said. "The last game, something happened we weren't very proud of, but it's not something we were like, oh no, here we go again, 2-0 with five minutes left. We know we're capable of playing a certain way, and we just went out and played that way."

Red Wings GM Ken Holland was happy that he and Gustav Nyquist were able to agree on a new four-year contract.

"We're very happy to have Gustav locked up for four more years," general manager Ken Holland said. "He's quickly become an important part of our team, and is a critical piece to the Red Wings' future. He is just now entering the prime of his career." Nyquist had filed for salary arbitration, but the two sides will now avoid that entire process.

Joakim Andersson has agreed to a one-year, $815,000 deal with Detroit.

Andersson would have been a restricted free agent this summer. His contract represents a relatively mild raise over the $765,000 he received in 2014-15. He had three goals and eight points in 68 contests in 2014-15.

Franzen hasn't played since Jan. 6 due to the injury. "I'm told he's working out every day," Holland said. "The expectation is that over the course of the summer, he's going to be healthy. I expect to see him in training camp. I expect to see him playing hockey next year. Until I hear otherwise, that's how I'm going to proceed." That being said, concussions don't tend to conform to a timetable and an update in late April suggested that he was still experiencing symptoms. We're saying Franzen won't be ready, but it seems reasonable to take a wait-and-see approach.

The Detroit Red Wings are looking to add a physical defenseman to their roster.

The Wings would like to add someone who can take some of the physical responsibility away from Niklas Kronwall. Detroit has several young defensemen in their system, but none of them have a physical edge to their game. Earlier today, it was reported that the Wings and Leafs were discussing a potential trade deadline deal that would have seen Dion Phaneuf go to Detroit, but it fell through. It will be interesting to see if the two teams will re-visit this idea or if Detroit will look elsewhere for a tough defender.

He took Marek Zidlicky's spot during the morning skate and Jakub Kindl filled in for Niklas Kronwall on the other. Zidlicky is out with a possible concussion and Kronwall is suspended. DeKeyser has averaged just 52 seconds of ice time with the man advantage so far in the series.

Blashill was talking about Green's puck moving ability, which is something he looks for in a blueliner. "The best defense is getting back the puck and moving it out of your zone. And I think he does that very, very well," Blashill said. Green is projected to play a big role with the Red Wings next season and should get over 40 points in 2015-16 as long as he stays relatively healthy.

It appears that Jonathan Ericsson broke a toe during pre-game soccer with his teammates prior to Game One versus Tampa Bay.

Ericsson managed to play in all seven games versus Tampa Bay regardless, even if he was forced into duty at the end because Niklas Kronwall was suspended and Marek Zidlicky was concussed. Ericsson put home a pair of two-assist games along with five blocks, eight penalty minutes, and 18 hits.

Brendan Smith might find himself playing a bigger role for bench boss Jeff Blashill than he did under former coach Mike Babcock.

In particular, Smith might get regular minutes with the man advantage last season after averaging just 0:13 minutes per contests in 2014-15. "I think Brendan’s best offensive ability is roaming around below the tops of the circles," Blashill said. "If he's a weak-side guy on a power play, going to the net lots, he can retreat pucks because he's quick and he’s strong and he’s competitive. He's got good offensive instincts once he gets below tops of circles. I know at (the university of) Wisconsin he was on his off-side hitting one-timers." Smith had four goals and 13 points in 76 contests last season, but he was a much bigger contributor offensively at the AHL and NCAA levels.

Niklas Kronwall is suspended and Marek Zidlicky is injured, so Kindl will dress in his first game of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He has been scratched since Apr. 11 and he appeared in just 35 games during the regular season.

That doesn't mean his job is necessarily safe, but it sounds like nothing is being pursued at this time. There's a belief within the organization that Howard will be motivated to earn back his job as the number one goaltender next season after Petr Mrazek became Detroit's starter during the playoffs. New coach Jeff Blashill will have to decide how to tackle his goalie situation at training camp, but Howard will probably get another shot.

The Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association has named Petr Mrazek as the Red Wings' rookie of the year.

There really wasn't anyone else that came close to Mrazek, in large part because the Red Wings were light on notable rookies in 2014-15. Still, that doesn't detract from the fact that Mrazek had a great season. With a 2.38 GAA and .918 save percentage in 29 games, Mrazek has set himself up to compete for the number one job in 2015-16.